Sunday, October 28, 2007

photography and pumpkins

i spent all day saturday at a photography seminar in portland. it was an excellent class! when i got home, mitch and the girls were waiting to carve our pumpkins. we only finished 2 of them tonight.

i was the designated photographer. it was a bit tricky because of the lack of light and the sugared up children that couldn't stay still long enough for the slower shutter speed. i played around with the settings, applying the info i learned in the class, and was pleasantly surprised with what i captured!

this is nani's witch pumpkin. she picked out the design and mitch did an awesome job creating it! she absolutely loves it!!

these next two are my very favorites!!

this is lala's pumpkin. it isn't quite finished, yet. i love the play of the light on the girl's faces!

i love the photos. they inspire me to add a photography class to my "must do" list! and those pumpkins are marvelous. jared is the designated carver at our house as well! come to think of it, i'd better start scooping out the guts this afternoon so that we are ready to carve after dinner tonight!